Marine biological diversity: Some important issues, opportunities and critical research needs

Cheryl Ann Butman

Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts

James T. Carlton

Maritime Studies Program, Williams College--Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut ¹

¹ Also at Department of Biology, Williams College, Williamsport, Massachusetts.

• Introduction
• Changes in Biodiversity due to Human Activities
  • Clam Invasion of San Francisco Bay
  • Whaling Impacts on Deep-Sea Biodiversity
  • Issues, Opportunities and Needs
• Intraspecific Genetic Diversity
  • Endangered Turtle: Species Identity
  • Endangered Whale: Remaining Genetic Variation
  • Vital Seagrasses: Restoration Considerations
  • Suggestions for Future Research
• Species Diversity
  • The Undersampled Deep Sea
  • The Underdescribed Coastal Zone
  • Species Discoveries using New Technology
  • Species Discoveries using Molecular Genetics
  • Discoveries of Multispecies Complexes
  • Suggestions for Future Research
• Ecosystem Diversity
  • The Discovery of New Communities
  • The Discovery of New Community Functions
• The Taxonomy Predicament
• Summary
• References